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Pakistan said it has asked the US for a $10 billion facility and expects a response from Washington within a couple of months, as it seeks to capitalize on improved ties with the Trump administration.

BNP Paribas SA has secured a regional headquarters license in Saudi Arabia, boosting its presence in the kingdom as ties between Riyadh and Paris deepen.

Freedom of navigation is worth preserving

Gold slips on profit-taking after rally to over three-month high Reuters

European shares climb on Iran sanctions relief, defence gains Reuters

Treasury yields steadied on Tuesday as investors await more data releases for insights into the U.S. economic picture.

‘Governments defending prices against fundamentals always lose’

In the current Russian leadership’s rather 19th — though increasingly 21st — century view of how the world works, lesser powers must defer to great ones or pay the price. The UK, a country in a category all of its own when it comes to Kremlin resentments, has just been warned that it’s in line for s

The statements came 14 years apart, but they almost could have been written from the same template.

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ if Washington expands crackdown on business with Tehran